"They bought Harry's school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as paving stones bound in leather; books the size of postage stamps in covers of silk; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books with nothing in them at all. […] Hagrid almost had to drag Harry away from Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian."

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Etymology

The name Vindictus is derived from the Latin vindicta ("revenge") and the surname Viridian from the Latin viridis ("green").

This combination suggests revenge over envy or jelousy.

Behind the scenes

In the films and video games there's a portrait of someone called "Vindictus Veridian". This may be a misspelling of Vindictus Viridian, however, it is currently unknown if the two are to be taken as the same person or not.